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| Born | April 3, 1947 Columbia Heights, Minnesota |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Philipp |
Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American comedy writer and actor.
Proft was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, the son of Marguerite and Bob Proft.[1] He began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. In the mid-1970s, he began writing for television and films. Proft's screenplays usually rely heavily on slapstick action, wisecracks and non-sequitur-laced absurdist dialogue.
He has written numerous films, but has only directed one, Wrongfully Accused, which starred Leslie Nielsen.
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Television and movie credits (writer)
- When Things Were Rotten (1975)
- Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
- Van Dyke and Company (1976)
- What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977)
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
- Twilight Theater (1982)
- Police Squad! (1982)
- Police Academy (1984)
- Bachelor Party (1984)
- Real Genius (1985)
- High School USA 2 (1985)
- Moving Violations (1985)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- Lucky Stiff (1988)
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
- Hot Shots! (1991)
- Brain Donors (1992)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
- High School High (1996)
- Mr. Magoo (1997)
- Wrongfully Accused (1998)
- Scary Movie 3 (2003)
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Television and movie credits (actor)
- The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (1973)
- Tunnel Vision (1976)
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
- Fast Friends (1979)
- Detective School (1979)
- Modern Problems (1981)
- Bachelor Party (1984)
- Hot Shots! (1991)
- Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Unproduced screenplay
- The Kids On The Hill (with Neal Israel)
References
External links
- Pat Proft at the Internet Movie Database
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